Restore the ‘village’ – Mother of slain teen shares struggles with parenting, plans for solutions
CLEVELAND, Ohio – When her teenage son, Mendrell Johnson, Jr., started acting out and skipping school, Schrell Palmer tried to punish him.
If she yelled at him, he’d stop coming home. When she grounded him, he’d leave anyway. When she took his phone, the silence only made her worry more about whether he was OK or needed help…